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proposals include new special use 

airspace in Southern California, an 

expansion of an underwater training 

range near San Clemente Island, and 

installation and maintenance of mine 

training areas off Hawaii and California. 

Environmental resources that are 

determined to be potentially affected are 

carried forward for full analysis. 

Resources to be evaluated include, but 

are not limited to, biological resources 

(including marine mammals, reptiles, 

fishes, vegetation, invertebrates, 

habitats, birds, and other protected 

species), sediments and water quality, 

air quality, cultural resources, 

socioeconomic resources, and public 

health and safety. The EIS/OEIS will 

also analyze measures that would avoid, 

minimize, or mitigate environmental 

effects. The Navy will conduct all 

coordination and consultation activities 

required by the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act (MMPA), NHPA, 

Endangered Species Act (ESA), National 

Marine Sanctuaries Act, MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act, Clean Water Act, 

Rivers and Harbor Act, Coastal Zone 

Management Act, Clean Air Act, and 

other laws and regulations determined 

to be applicable to the project. As part 

of this process, the DoN will seek the 

issuance of regulatory permits and 

authorizations under MMPA and ESA to 

support at-sea mission readiness 

activities within the Study Area, 

beginning in December 2025. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1501.8, the DoN 

invited the National Marine Fisheries 

Service and the Federal Aviation 

Administration to be cooperating 

agencies in preparation of the EIS/OEIS. 

The scoping process invites 

comments on the scope of the EIS/OEIS 

including identification of potential 

alternatives, information and analyses 

relevant to the Proposed Action, 

identification of environmental 

concerns, issues the public would like 

to see addressed in the EIS/OEIS, and 

the projects potential to affect historic 

properties pursuant to Section 106 of 

the NHPA. Parties with demonstrated 

interest in the undertaking and its 

effects on historic properties may 

request to become a consulting party in 

the section 106 process. Federal 

agencies, State agencies, local agencies, 

Native American Indian Tribes and 

Nations, Native Hawaiian 

Organizations, the public, and 

interested persons are encouraged to 

provide comments. 

Comments must be postmarked or 

submitted electronically via the website 

no later than 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on 

January 29, 2024 for consideration 

during the development of the Draft 

EIS/OEIS. Comments can be submitted 

electronically via the project website at 

http://www.nepa.navy.mil/hctteis or 

mailed to the address noted above. 

After the scoping period, DoN will 

coordinate with participating and 

cooperating agencies to develop a Draft 

EIS/OEIS. The DoN intends to release 

the Draft EIS/OEIS in the fall of 2024, 

release the Final EIS/OEIS in the fall of 

2025, and sign a Record of Decision 

following the 30-day Final EIS/OEIS 

wait period. 

Dated: December 4, 2023. 

J.E. Koningisor, 

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate 

General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 

Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0212] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; U.S. 

Department of Education Grant 

Performance Report Form (ED 524B) 

AGENCY: Office of Finance and 

Operations (OFO), Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing a 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection request (ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

13, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2023–SCC–0212. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting the 

Docket ID number or via postal mail, 

commercial delivery, or hand delivery. 

If the regulations.gov site is not 

available to the public for any reason, 

the Department will temporarily accept 

comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please include the docket ID number 

and the title of the information 

collection request when requesting 

documents or submitting comments. 

Please note that comments submitted 

after the comment period will not be 

accepted. Written requests for 

information or comments submitted by 

postal mail or delivery should be 

addressed to the Manager of the 

Strategic Collections and Clearance 

Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203, 

Washington, DC 20202–8240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Cleveland 

Knight, 202–987–0064. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the 

general public and Federal agencies 

with an opportunity to comment on 

proposed, revised, and continuing 

collections of information. This helps 

the Department assess the impact of its 

information collection requirements and 

minimize the public’s reporting burden. 

It also helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. The 

Department is soliciting comments on 

the proposed information collection 

request (ICR) that is described below. 

The Department is especially interested 

in public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: U.S. Department of 

Education Grant Performance Report 

Form (ED 524B). 

OMB Control Number: 1894–0003. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 13,300. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 297,800. 

Abstract: The ED 524B form and 

instructions are used by many ED 

discretionary grant programs to enable 

grantees to meet ED deadline dates for 

submission of performance reports to 

the Department. 

As an interim (usually annual) 

performance report, ED uses the 

information submitted by grantees in 

the ED 524B to evaluate grantee 

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1 18 CFR 16.19(b) (2022). 

2The license for the project was issued with an 

effective date of December 1, 1985, for a term of 40 

years. Fiske Hydro Inc., 33 FERC ¶ 62,299 (1985). 

3The surrender application filing may be viewed 

at https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filedownload?

fileid=E18CC70E-85D5-C3FB-9C8C-8AB7E1600000. 

The Commission is not seeking public comment on 

the surrender application at this time. 

4 18 CFR 16.20(c) (2022). 

5 18 CFR 16.25(a) (2022). 

6Pursuant to section 16.24(b)(2) of the 

Commission’s regulations, the existing licensee, 

Fiske Hydro, Inc., is prohibited from filing an 

application for the project, either individually or in 

conjunction with other entities. 18 CFR 16.24(b)(2) 

(2022). 

7 18 CFR 5.3(b) (2022). 

determine whether non-competing 

continuation funds should be awarded 

in multi-year grants. Only grantees that 

can demonstrate that they are making 

substantial progress (or, if not, have 

submitted an acceptable plan for 

meeting their objectives in subsequent 

budget periods) are eligible for 

continuation funding. 

ED uses the information submitted on 

the ED 524B as a final performance 

report to determine whether grantees 

whose projects have ended have 

achieved project objectives and met or 

exceeded the Government Performance 

and Results Act and/or other program 

performance measures and grant 

requirements. This determination 

enables ED to assure that grants can be 

closed out in compliance. 

Dated: December 11, 2023. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

AGENCY: Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Sunshine Act Notice; Notice of 

public meeting agenda. 

SUMMARY: Public Meeting: U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission Local 

Leadership Council 2024 Annual 

Meeting. 

DATES: Monday, January 8, 1:00 p.m.– 

5:00 p.m. Eastern and Tuesday, January 

9, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Eastern. 

ADDRESSES: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel 

Crystal City, 300 Army Navy Drive, 

Arlington, Virginia, 22202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristen Muthig, Telephone: (202) 897– 

9285, Email: kmuthig@eac.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose: In accordance with the 

Government in the Sunshine Act 

(Sunshine Act), Public Law 94–409, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. 552b), the U.S. 

Election Assistance Commission (EAC) 

will conduct an annual meeting of the 

EAC Local Leadership Council to 

conduct regular business and discuss 

EAC updates and upcoming programs. 

Agenda: The U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC) Local Leadership 

Council will hold its 2024 Annual 

Meeting primarily to conduct regular 

business, and discuss EAC updates and 

upcoming programs, such as election 

technology and preparing for the 2024 

elections. The meeting will include 

moderated discussion on topics such as 

communications, continuity of 

operations planning, and presentations 

from federal election partners. 

Throughout the meeting, there will be 

opportunities for members to ask 

questions. 

Background: The Local Leadership 

Council was established in June 2021 

under agency authority pursuant to and 

in accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2). The 

Advisory Committee is governed by the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, which 

sets forth standards for the formation 

and use of advisory committees. The 

Advisory Committee advises the EAC on 

how best to fulfill the EAC’s statutory 

duties set forth in 52 U.S.C. 20922 as 

well as such other matters as the EAC 

determines. It shall provide a relevant 

and comprehensive source of expert, 

unbiased analysis and recommendations 

to the EAC on local election 

administration topics. 

The Local Leadership Council 

consists of 100 members. The Election 

Assistance Commission appoints two 

members from each state after soliciting 

nominations from each state’s election 

official professional association. At the 

time of submission, the Local 

Leadership Council has 89 appointed 

members. Upon appointment, Advisory 

Committee members must be serving or 

have previously served in a leadership 

role in a state election official 

professional association. 

The full agenda will be posted in 

advance on the EAC website: https://

www.eac.gov. 

Status: This meeting will be open to 

the public. 

Camden Kelliher, 

Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission. 

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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Project No. 8615–047] 

Fiske Hydro, Inc.; Notice Soliciting PreApplication Documents and Notices of 

Intent To File a Subsequent License 

Application 

On November 30, 2020, Fiske Hydro, 

Inc. (Fiske Hydro), the current licensee 

for the Fiske Mill Hydroelectric Project 

No. 8615 (project), filed a Notice of 

Intent (NOI) to file an application for an 

exemption from licensing for the 

project.1 The existing license for the 

project expires on November 30, 2025.2

On September 20, 2023, Fiske Hydro 

filed an application to surrender its 

license for the project.3

Pursuant to section 16.20 of the 

Commission’s regulations, an existing 

licensee with a minor license not 

subject to sections 14 and 15 of the 

Federal Power Act must file an 

application for a subsequent license or 

exemption at least 24 months prior to 

the expiration of the current license, 

which with respect to the Fiske Mill 

Project, was November 30, 2023.4

Pursuant to section 16.25(a) of the 

Commission’s regulations, when an 

existing licensee, having previously 

filed an NOI to file an application for an 

exemption subsequently does not file an 

application, the Commission must 

solicit applications from potential 

applicants other than the existing 

licensee.5 Any party interested in filing 

an application for the project must file 

an NOI document within 90 days from 

the date of this notice.6 In addition, 

NOIs for a subsequent license must also 

include a pre-application document 

(PAD). Moreover, while the integrated 

licensing process is the default process 

for preparing an application for a 

subsequent license, a potential 

applicant for a subsequent license may 

include with the NOI and PAD a request 

to use alternative licensing procedures.7

An application for the Fiske Mill 

Hydroelectric Project No. 8615 must be 

filed within 18 months of the date of 

filing the NOI. 

Questions concerning the process for 

filing an NOI should be directed to 

Robert Haltner at 202–502–8612 or 

robert.haltner@ferc.gov. 

Dated: December 8, 2023. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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